Dr Courtney Wallingford
PhD student & Casual Genetic Counsellor
Frazer Institute
Affiliate of Dermatology Research Centre
Dermatology Research Centre
Journal Articles
Maas, Ellie J., Wallingford, Courtney K,, De Bortoli, Emily, Primiero, Clare, Freeman, Ned P., Smit, Darren J., Lee, Katie J., Jagirdar, Kasturee, McMeniman, Erin, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Stark, Mitchell S., Sturm, Richard A., Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen (2025). Prevalence of high-risk melanoma variants in early-onset and/or multiple primary melanoma in an Australian cohort. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20673
McInerney-Leo, A., DeBortoli, E., Primiero, C., Wallingford, C., Berkman, J., Yanes, T., Finnane, A. and Soyer, H.P. (2025). Mainstreaming melanoma genetic testing: Participant outcomes comparable when testing is provided by dermatologists and genetic counsellors. EJC Skin Cancer, 3 100505, 100505. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcskn.2025.100505
Wallingford, Courtney K., Mothershaw, Adam, Primiero, Clare, Clinch, Tenielle, Dawson, Tamara, Ingold, Nathan, Soyer, H. Peter, Law, Matthew H., McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Yanes, Tatiane (2025). Evaluating an approach for communicating integrated risk scores for melanoma. European Journal of Human Genetics, 33 (4), 523-530. doi: 10.1038/s41431-024-01750-4
Clark, Amy, Wallingford, Courtney K., Krause, Molly, Renton, Heather, Yanes, Tatiane, Jacobs, Chris, Brett, Gemma and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2024). Exploring the journey to genomic testing and genetic services: a qualitative study of parental perspectives of children with rare conditions. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 34 (3) e1996. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1996
Dane, Aimee, Berkman, Jennifer, DeBortoli, Emily, Wallingford, Courtney K., Yanes, Tatiane and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2024). Narrative therapy and family therapy in genetic counseling: a scoping review. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 34 (2) e1938. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1938
Yanes, Tatiane, Blencoe, Marisa, Howard, Antonia, Tiller, Jane, Wallingford, Courtney, Otlowski, Margaret, Keogh, Louise, Lacaze, Paul and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2024). Australian researcher's perspectives on the Australian industry‐led moratorium on genetic tests in life insurance. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 194 (6) e63565, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63565
Yanes, Tatiane, Tiller, Jane, Haining, Casey M., Wallingford, Courtney, Otlowski, Margaret, Keogh, Louise, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Lacaze, Paul (2024). Future implications of polygenic risk scores for life insurance underwriting. npj Genomic Medicine, 9 (1) 25, 25. doi: 10.1038/s41525-024-00407-x
Primiero, Clare A., Maas, Ellie J., Wallingford, Courtney K., Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2024). Genetic testing for familial melanoma. Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, 159 (1), 34-42. doi: 10.23736/s2784-8671.23.07761-7
Yanes, Tatiane, Nathan, Vaishnavi, Wallingford, Courtney, Faragher, Rhonda, Nankervis, Karen, Jacobs, Chris, Vassos, Maria, Boyle, Fran, Carroll, Annemaree, Smith, Simon and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2023). Australasian genetic counselors' attitudes toward disability and prenatal testing: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 33 (4), 1-12. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1788
Wallingford, Courtney K., Maas, Ellie J., Howard, Antonia, DeBortoli, Emily, Bhanja, Deboshmita, Lee, Katie, Mothershaw, Adam, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Willett, Rod, Betz‐Stablein, Brigid, Sturm, Richard A., Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen M. (2023). MITF E318K: A rare homozygous case with multiple primary melanoma. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 37 (1), 68-73. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13122
Haining, Casey Michelle, Tiller, Jane, Otlowski, Margaret, Gleeson, Penny, Murawski, Carsten, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Lacaze, Paul, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Keogh, Louise Anne (2023). Financial advisers’ and key informants’ perspectives on the Australian industry-led Moratorium on Genetic Tests in Life Insurance. Public Health Genomics, 26 (1), 123-134. doi: 10.1159/000533532
Yanes, Tatiane, Wallingford, Courtney, Young, Mary-Anne, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Willis, Amanda M., McKnight, Lauren, Terrill, Bronwyn, McInerny, Simone, Forrest, Laura E., Cicciarelli, Linda, Williams, Rachel, Keane, Holly and James, Paul A. (2023). Development and evaluation of a novel educational program for providers on the use of polygenic risk scores. Genetics in Medicine, 25 (8) 100876, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100876
Maas, Ellie J., Wallingford, Courtney K., DeBortoli, Emily, Smit, Darren J., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Aoude, Lauren G., Stark, Mitchell S., Sturm, Richard A., Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2023). GOLM1: expanding our understanding of melanoma susceptibility. Journal of Medical Genetics, 60 (9) jmg-2023-109348, 1-3. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2023-109348
Wallingford, Courtney K., Demeshko, Anastassia, Krishnakripa, Asha Krishnankutty, Smit, Darren J., Duffy, David L., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Pflugfelder, Annette, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Holland, Elizabeth, Mann, Graham J., Primiero, Clare A., Yanes, Tatiane, Malvehy, Josep, Badenas, Cèlia, Carrera, Cristina, Aguilera, Paula, Olsen, Catherine M., Ward, Sarah V., Haass, Nikolas K., Sturm, Richard A., Puig, Susanna, Whiteman, David C., Law, Matthew H., Cust, Anne E., Potrony, Miriam, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2023). The MC1R r allele does not increase melanoma risk in MITF E318K carriers. British Journal of Dermatology, 188 (6), 770-776. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljad041
Primiero, Clare A., Baker, Amy M., Wallingford, Courtney K., Maas, Ellie J., Yanes, Tatiane, Fowles, Lindsay, Janda, Monika, Young, Mary-Anne, Nisselle, Amy, Terrill, Bronwyn, Lodge, Jason M., Tiller, Jane M., Lacaze, Paul, Andersen, Hayley, McErlean, Gemma, Turbitt, Erin, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2022). Attitudes of Australian dermatologists on the use of genetic testing: A cross-sectional survey with a focus on melanoma. Frontiers in Genetics, 13 919134, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.919134
DeBortoli, Emily, Soyer, H. Peter, Milne, David, Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Gartner, Coral, Holt, Jeanette, Rae, Kym, Robison, Laura, Wallingford, Courtney K. and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2022). Measurable outcomes of consumer engagement in health research: A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 994547, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.994547
Maas, Ellie J, Wallingford, Courtney K, McGuire, Jessica J, Rutjes, Chantal, Smit, Darren J, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Sturm, Richard A, Soyer, H Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M (2022). Amelanotic/hypopigmented melanoma in a sibship with oculocutaneous albinism. The Journal of Dermatology, 49 (11), 1183-1187. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16528
Wallingford, Courtney K., Kovilpillai, Hannah, Jacobs, Chris, Turbitt, Erin, Primiero, Clare A., Young, Mary-Anne, Brockman, Deanna G., Soyer, H. Peter, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. and Yanes, Tatiane (2022). Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated psychosocial and behavioral effects on recipients: a systematic review. Genetics in Medicine, 25 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.09.008
Smit, Amelia K., Sharman, Ashleigh R., Espinoza, David, Wallingford, Courtney, Young, Mary‐Anne, Dunlop, Kate, Tiller, Jane, Newson, Ainsley J., Meiser, Bettina, Cust, Anne E. and Yanes, Tatiane (2021). Knowledge, views and expectations for cancer polygenic risk testing in clinical practice: a cross‐sectional survey of health professionals. Clinical Genetics, 100 (4) cge.14025, 430-439. doi: 10.1111/cge.14025
Pysar, Ryan, Wallingford, Courtney K., Boyle, Jackie, Campbell, Scott B., Eckstein, Lisa, McWhirter, Rebekah, Terrill, Bronwyn, Jacobs, Chris and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2021). Australian human research ethics committee members’ confidence in reviewing genomic research applications. European Journal of Human Genetics, 29 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-00951-5
Wallingford, Courtney K., Cutler, Katrina, Istiko, Satrio Nindyo, Fowles, Lindsay F., Lamb, Rachel, Bean, Jessica, Healy, Louise, Hondow, Gary, Pratt, Gregory, Vidgen, Miranda E., Waddell, Nicola, Evans, Erin, Bunker, David and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2020). Queensland consumers' awareness and understanding of clinical genetics services. Frontiers in Genetics, 11 537743, 537743. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.537743
Withers, Chelsea M., Fleming, Jane, Wallingford, Courtney K., Gabbett, Michael T., Peterson, Madelyn, Humphreys, Linda and McInerney-Leo, Aideen (2020). Waiting for a diagnosis in Rubinstein–Taybi: The journey from “ignorance is bliss” to the value of “a label”. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 185 (1) ajmg.a.61920, 105-111. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61920
Conference Papers
Wallingford, Courtney, Law, Matthew, Mothershaw, Adam, Acevedo, Astrid Rodriguez, Soyer, Hans Peter, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Yanes, Tatiane (2024). Evaluating a protocol for communicating melanoma personalised risk scores: a pilot study. 56th Annual Conference of the European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG), Glasgow, Scotland, 10-13 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.
Wallingford, Courtney, Kovilpillai, Hannah, Jacobs, Chris, Turbitt, Erin, Primiero, Clare, Brockman, Deanna, Soyer, Hans Peter, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Yanes, Tatiane (2023). Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated behavioural and psychological outcomes: a systematic review. 55th European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 11-14 June 2022. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.
Primiero, Clare, Baker, Amy, Wallingford, Courtney, Maas, Ellie, Tiller, Jane, Lacaze, Paul, Nisselle, Amy, Janda, Monika, Soyer, Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen (2022). Australian dermatologists' attitudes and confidence in utilising genetic testing and preferences for future training modalities: A cross-sectional survey. Australasian College of Dermatologists 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, Discover Connect Collaborate, Adelaide, SA Australia, 30 April to 3 May 2022. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1111/ajd.6_13832
Thesis
Wallingford, Courtney (2024). Translating polygenic and personalised risk scores: acceptability and impact of providing polygenic and personalised risk information for melanoma. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/3b04f23